Wednesday, August 1, 2012

From swimming to gymnastics to track & field (and many more!) the 2012 Olympic Summer games in London have already proven to be a not-to-be-missed event. Around here we've been watching since the Olympic trials and my kids are amazed to hear that these are the fastest swimmers or most talented tennis players in the world.

In the whole world? Big Sister E asks. I nod. You mean the whole wide earth?

I have to admit that the thought is pretty amazing to me as well.

Therefore, if you missed my news earlier this month, I'm thrilled to have a chance to be a Coca-Cola Olympics Ambassador and work with Coca-Cola to share their role as a partner in the Olympic games. Even better, Coca-Cola has teamed up with an extremely talented group of athletes that are training for the Olympic Games and has dubbed them The Coca-Cola 8-pack of athletes.

While all eight of the athletes are incredible, I'm happy to be focusing on tennis superstar John Isner, as he is an inspiration and great role model for young tennis hopefuls everywhere.

Having been a featured athlete on MyCokeRewards.com, you can head over right now and find out about John, his family, significant events in his life, how he stays active, and much more. Simply take his fun quiz and you'll not only discover the answers but get to hear the personal answers right from John himself.

When it comes to his favorite memory of Coca-Cola, I loved hearing about John's childhood experience and memories of going to the hot dog hut with his grandfather. What better way to be introduced to the delicious flavor of Coca-Cola than by going with your grandfather every Sunday and picking up a hot dog for $1 and an ice cold Coke for only 10¢!

While we didn't have a hot dog hut around when I was young, I can remember pulling up to the grocery store and being excited to see the hot dog truck set up in the parking lot. Back then the Coke was served in those waxy paper cups and never tasted sweeter or more refreshing!

Be sure to head over to My Coke Rewards to join in the fun - along with getting to know the 8-pack of athletes, there are also weekly prizes and an instant win game! As a reminder, the complete list of Olympians that you can get to know through this unique campaign are:

Are you ready to cheer on your favorites on My Coke Rewards and at the Olympics? Don't miss this fun opportunity! And, thanks to the generosity of Coca-Cola, one person will be completely geared up to celebrate the Summer Games as well, because...

One lucky person will receive a Coca-Cola Olympics Prize Pack* valued at $100!

I'm working with Coca-Cola as an 8-Pack Ambassador. The prize was provided and may be shipped to the winner by Coca-Cola. All opinions expressed in the post are my own and not those of The Coca-Cola Company.

ummm... that's a tough one... My parents weren't much for stressing the brand of sodas, so I'm not real sure of anything other than roadtrip home during a hurricane... Dad calmly pulled into a gas station & walked out with a cup of Coke & we were all crushed when he poured it over the windshield...

My grandpa was a coke drinker he always had some in his refrigerator so did we. I remember every time we got the bottles we would look at the bottom of them to see what state they came from. The furthest away was Hawaii.

Being BORN and RAISED in Georgia... Coke has been a part of my life as long as I can remember... I can not remember a time without it... but I do remember when I was younger, my Nana would keep 2 liter bottles lined up on the floor beside her fridge for when we came over :)thanksjumpin.beans09 at gmail.com

I remember getting a coke at the Kystal w/ I would stop and get a burger on my way home from school and a kid and that was a long time ago. I want to thank you for this awesome sweep and hope to win :) Thanks !!!! corrysue@yahoo.com

I remember when I was little occasionally we'd have a super special pizza night (like once every few months). We'd get plain pizzas and Mom would get one bottle of Orange Sunkist, and one of Coke. The only way I could drink the "yucky black drink" was to mix it with my orange so it would become a weird brown. Now I prefer coke to orange, but I still remember mixing drinks with my brothers and sisters (probably to my parents' disgust).

I remember I was at my first boyfriends sister house and I had my very first glass of coke, I think I was about 14 years old. I have been drinking it every since and I am now over 50 years old. dwelchert@yahoo.com

I've always preferred Coke. I remember when I was little and in the hospital with Pneumonia the nurse gave me a coke. I loved it. We've always called Coke burp see around here. I don't really know why.

I don't know if I actually remember this or if I think I do because my dad has told the story so much, be he gave me a can of Coca-Cola when I was 3, my first can, I took a sip and then I just chugged half the can and when I came up for air, my eyes where watering :)

This is not my first Coke experience (I have no clue when that was), but I used to drink Diet Coke because that is what my parents always bought. One time I was at a friend's house and drank a regular Coke because he didn't have diet, and it was SOOO good. I haven't had a Diet Coke since. ;-)

I used to go horseback riding with my Papaw along the country roads near his home in Tn. We would always stop at this little store and each get a bottle of Coke to share on the ride home. I thought is was so cool since the store still used one of those old cooler style soda machines.

I initially hated carbonated drinks but then I remember having a science project in 3rd grade asking people what they liked better: New Coke or Coca Cola classic. Classic won out, but some people couldn't tell the difference!

I think my earliest memory I can remember is when I bought my first one out of standing bottle dispenser for 25 cents and remembering I could save the bottle to turn in to recycle. Those were some of the coldest cokes I could ever remember.

We lived about two miles from a convenience store and I was sent with my older brother to get a bottle of Coke (back then they were glass) and when I got home, I tripped going up the brick stairs to the front door and my brother laughed and checked to make sure I hadn't broken the bottle before making sure I was ok. Brat.

I remember when I was very little maybe 4 or 5 years old, my parents always used to buy coke in the glass bottles, and on Friday when we went to the grocery store we would always bring in our bottles to exchange

I remember going fishing with my grandparents and my grandma would always give me a cold coke at dinnertime when I was with them. My parents didn't let me drink soda so it was a huge deal to get a coke for myself everyt night when I stayed with them.